Sharp County record., 1887-07-14

FrRy in the Quebec barracks ou the Ifi
was extfuguished Just in time 70 preye4t
the powder magazines exploding. lie
Ioss is so 900. There was great excite
meut throughout the city.
A REPORT comes from Paris that the
Pope receutIv committed himself IN favor
Of A restoration to France OF A-sace-
Lorraine.
Mr.. GLADsTOys made strong speech
against the Crimes bill in the House
Of Commons on the 7Lh-
WORp has been received from CaH-
fornia announcing the DEATH IN tne
northern part Of the State, OF Daniel
Emmons. who was treasurer OF Everett
Mass, until seven years ago, when ne
fed, leaving a deficiency in his accounts
of thirty thousand dollars.
MGR. PERsIcO and Mgr. Gualdi, sent by
the Pope TO inquire into the situation IN
Ire and, arrived at Dublin on the7th.
JAMES &. BLAINE left for London for
Edinburgh on the 7th in royal style.
TWELVE large Havana Cuba firms
have gone into bankruptcy, including
Casa Ihanez SaudovaL The failures have
caused a panic.
4 TERRIBLE mine disaster occurred On
the evening Of the 7th in the Sturgeon
River mine at Metropolitan, Mich 4 num-
Der Of miners had Just got blast ready
when water rushed into the mine so fast
that many could not escape. Eight
Italians are known to be IN the mine and
are surely dead.
4 FEW weeks since fourteen tramps
were arrested near Canton, o., where
| they had terrorized farmers for several
davs. They were subsequently indicted
under the tramp law and a test case was
made. They were found guilty on the
| 7th, and twelve Of them were sentenced
70 one years. Imprisonment each IN the
pe1iteut az.
| OSCAR " KELLY. who shot and killed
his wife at Mccoy, Ore, about six weeks
ago. was taken from the jail at Dalles at
/ two O'Clock on the morning Of the IJn, 0y
a mob, and hanged. On first hearing the
mob Kelly broke his lamp and cut his
neck. wrist and ankles, and was rapidly
| bleeding to death wheu seized
JOIN SWIFT, aged twenty-five, shot and
killed his wife Katie, at Hartford, Conn.,,
on the 7th. He had been separated from
her some mouths because Of her refusal
| to longer stand his abuse He was ar
rested.
| THE Japanese Government has decided
to build three new war vessels, TO cost 81
600 COO each. These are in addition to the
seven meu-of-war TO be built IN France
! and England, which are to be completed
! by the year 1889
Reports have been received that a ter
rible famine prevails at S6agefJOrd- Ice
land, and that many peasants and thou
sands Of cattle have died from want Of
food. The distress among the people is
increasing
GOVERNOR LLOYD Of Maryland has
signed the death warrant Of John Thomas
Ross. colored, convicted Of the murder OF
Emily Brown, an old white woman,
whose body he sold to the Maryland Med
icaI University. Friday, August % IS
appointed for his execution.
SIMEON Cor, local political boss at
indianapolis, Ind, and one Of the men IN
dicteI by the Federal grand jury in con
nection with taIly-sheet frauds at the late
election, was surrendered by his bonds
men on the 7th and placed in jail. This
action is understood to be part Of plan
adopted by the indicted men, it being the
intention to apply to Judge Gresham for
release on writ Of habeas corpus, and test
the Jurisdiction Of the court
TIE Constitu tIonal convention, at Salt
Lake City, Utah, completed and adopte@
its constitution on the 7th- Tue planks
regarding bigamy and polygamy, repre-
sentation for minority, and separation OF
church and state were adopted with 9TH
ers. The vote Of the people will be taken
in August Oaly those who have taken
.sthe test oath" will vote on the ratifca-
tiOn.
GREAT excitement prevails at Evans
vile, Ind, over the recent defalcation and
flight of County Treasurer Miller. This
has been enhanced by the fight Of Prose-
cutting Attorney Vance, who has been de-
tected in brlbing jurors. Some Of the
Jurors will probably follow him